Iduna Nobel --THE STAR--

Iduna Nobel --THE STAR-- (イズナ・ノーベル -THE STAR- Idzuna・Nōberu -THE STAR-) is the 73rd chapter of the SERVAMP manga series.

Summary
The chapter picks up exactly where the previous one had left off, Syuhei wounded on the ground and Shamrock standing next to him. Syuhei asks him what the reason for telling the story about his father's death was, but Shamrock doesn't answer.

A flashback taking place after Yoshimasa's death begins to play. His wife, who's also Syuhei's mother, is sitting at the kitchen table, listening to a voicemail left by Yoshimasa before he was murdered. Syuhei's sees her and secretly listens in. Yoshimasa talks about how their mission had to be delayed and if she could tell Syuhei and Misaki that the promise they made for that Sunday has to be moved by a week. He apologizes and reassures his wife that he's fine and shouldn't worry, as well as that he promises to make it up by bringing back a lot of souvenirs. The voicemail ends. His wife is silently crying as Syuhei is watching, also on the verge of tears.

Back in present day, Syuhei states that he will never forgive Shamrock for killing his father, which is fine by Shamrock. He tells Syuhei that the same counts for himself too, as he will never forgive Yoshimasa betraying him on the day of the mission. After that, Shamrock says "Goodnight, Syuhei" and prepares to kill him, hoping it will finally enable him to part with Yoshimasa forever. However, as Shamrock launches the attack against Syuhei, it's suddenly blocked by the Servamp of Wrath, The Mother, who's new name is currently Freya. Izuna comes running into the room, yelling out for Syuhei. This is the first time she's shown with her new short hair.

Izuna is extremely worried about Syuhei and rushes next to his side. Syuhei is confused about her situation as a whole and asks if she actually formed a contract with the Servamp of Wrath. Izuna confirms this, stating it was her decision and that they are going to fight, too. Syuhei exclaims that this has nothing to do with her and that he has to kill him right then and there. Shamrock now steps in between. He demands that Izuna gives him “his possession” aka Syuhei back and that he will kill him, taking him to hell.

The scene cuts to somewhere else, most likely Freya’s inner world. “Wrath” appears behind Izuna, stating how exciting Shamrock’s overflowing wrath is. Wrath and Izuna start to battle, Wrath with a sword, Izuna with a dagger. She ducks an attack, but Wrath is still able to cut off a big chunk of her hair. They continue fighting, Izuna obviously being exhausted. Wrath manages to cut off her arm, bringing her great pain, but Wrath remains being excited.

Gil and Ray suddenly appear behind Izuna. Ray tells her that he can relate to her a little and also that all of Freya's subclasses were fallen soldiers once. A small flashback of Gil and Ray's backstory is shown: the moment The Mother finds Gil dying on the battlefield and his and Ray's reunion after they were both turned into vampires. After that, Ray states that it would be easy for them to blame her, but that nothing would come out of it. So, he helps Izuna to stand up and asks her to show them what she is able to do. Izuna starts to walk towards Wrath, who demands that she stops and picks up her blade so they can continue fighting. However, she continues to walk towards them, talking about how wrath resembles fear and a “cowardly heart that is afraid of getting hurt”. When Izuna finally reaches Wrath, she gets impaled by their sword, which doesn’t seem to concern her. Wrath is taken aback by that and visibly frightened. She grabs Wrath’s hand, leaving them confused, but she just asks them to follow her steps. They slowly start to dance. Izuna once again exclaims how wrath resembles a “weakness of trying to hide painful scars” and hurting. Wrath agrees before disappearing as it starts to rain, granting Izuna their power. They only ask for her golden hair in return.

The chapter cuts back to the reality. Izuna tells Syuhei that she will make up for the day on which she couldn’t do anything for him and that he should watch her carefully. She starts to use her lead, a pair of gloves, and calls out for Freya. This activates their power, as well as it changes both their outfits.

Character Debuts

 * Syuhei's Mother

Publication Differences

 * All pages prior to the cover page were shifted to the end of the previous chapter, Shamrock --THE DEVIL--, in the manga.
 * The final page was shifted to the next chapter, Nighthawk's Star, in the manga; all text was removed from it and it became the new chapter cover image, completely replacing the original page featuring Shamrock.